All CNCF Certification Exams

15 certifications available

CKA

5 domains

Certified Kubernetes Administrator

The CKA certification is designed to ensure that Kubernetes administrators have the skills, knowledge, and competency to perform the responsibilities of Kuberne...

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CKAD

5 domains

Certified Kubernetes Application Developer

The CKAD certification is designed to ensure that application developers have the skills, knowledge, and competency to build, configure, and run cloud native ap...

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CKS

6 domains

Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist

The CKS certification is designed to ensure that Kubernetes security specialists have the skills, knowledge, and competency to secure container-based applicatio...

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KCNA

4 domains

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate

The Kubernetes and Cloud Native Associate (KCNA) certification provides a beginner friendly option to learn about the Kubernetes community and vast cloud native...

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KCSA

6 domains

Kubernetes and Cloud Native Security Associate

The KCSA certification is designed to ensure that candidates understand the fundamental principles of securing container-based applications and cloud native env...

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CGOA

4 domains

Certified GitOps Associate

The CGOA certification is designed to validate a candidate’s understanding of GitOps principles, practices, and tooling in cloud native environments. ...

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CAPA

5 domains

Certified Argo Project Associate

The CAPA certification is designed to validate a candidate’s understanding of the Argo project ecosystem and its role in cloud native environments. ...

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CCA

5 domains

Cilium Certified Associate

The CCA certification is designed to validate a candidate’s knowledge of Cilium and its role in cloud native networking, observability, and security. ...

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ICA

5 domains

Istio Certified Associate

The ICA certification is designed to validate a candidate’s knowledge of Istio and its role as a service mesh in cloud native environments. ...

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PCA

6 domains

Prometheus Certified Associate

The PCA certification is designed to ensure that candidates understand the fundamentals of monitoring and observability using Prometheus. ...

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OTCA

5 domains

OpenTelemetry Certified Associate

The OTCA certification is designed to validate a candidate’s knowledge of observability fundamentals and the OpenTelemetry project. ...

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CNPA

6 domains

Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineering Associate

The CNPA is designed for engineers and practitioners working with cloud native platforms. ...

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CNPE

0 domains

Certified Cloud Native Platform Engineer

The CNPE certification validates expertise in cloud native platform engineer....

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CBA

4 domains

Certified Backstage Associate

The CBA certification is designed to validate a candidate’s skills and mindset in building and managing internal developer portals using Backstage, an open plat...

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KCA

6 domains

Kyverno Certified Associate

The KCA certification is designed to validate a candidate’s knowledge and proficiency in using Kyverno as a policy engine for Kubernetes. ...

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